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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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Extreme anxiety causes the desire to control the pain by inflicting it against ourselves. It gives back our<br />

sense of control over our anxiety. People who resort to ‘cutting’ also seek to displace their anxiety and<br />

control it.<br />

Pacing is a classic full-blown signal of anxiety, and falls into the same energy displacement category<br />

because it gives us something to do and burns extra calories in a trickle to make us feel more relaxed.<br />

Clenching and gripping are ways of signaling that a negative thought or emotion is being held back. A<br />

more intense hand gripping posture happens when the arm grips higher up near the elbow or upper arm.

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